An inmate hoped to start over with a clean slate by fighting in Ukraine. Instead, he was confronted by the drudgery of trench work and the terror of battle. “You’re going in as meat,” he said he was told.
Author: Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Natalia Yermak
Ukraine Investigates Deaths by Shelter as Russia Evacuates Border Towns
In Ukraine’s capital, residents struggled with the question of who was to blame for a shelter closed off to two women and a child. In Russia, the authorities described evacuations in a border region.
In a Ukraine Workshop, the Quest to Build the Perfect Grenade
A Ukrainian unit is tinkering with tape, a scale, a 3-D printer and other items to turn a fragmentation grenade into a tank-killer. It’s a steep and risky challenge.
Sounds of War Mark Time in Bakhmut, in Eastern Ukraine
In Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, rumbles and blasts are just background noise, until they aren’t.
In Ukraine, a Beekeeper Hunkers Down With His ‘Frontline Bees’
With nearby sunflower fields unplanted and rockets overhead, a Ukrainian’s bees ventured toward the battlefront and returned with a bumper crop.
Ukraine’s Independence Day Is Just Another Day of War for Civilians
Ukrainian authorities restricted mass gatherings to mark the holiday and have urged people across the country to be on guard.